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Ne. 224,o19. e Patented Feb. s, i880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES D. LAWRENCE AND JOSEPH B. KERR, OF PINERIVER, WISCONSIN VSAID KERR ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS H. PATTERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

CLoTHE-s-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,019, dated February 3, 1880.

Application Iiled August 11, 1879.

To all whom Ait may concern Be it known that we,`CHARLEs D. LAW- RENGE and JOSEPH B. KEER, of Pine River, in the county ot' Wanshara and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Wringcrs; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description oi' the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art 1o to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference bein g had to the accompanying drawings, Iand to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part 0f this specification.

This invention has for its object to furnish an improved clothes-wringen the nature of' which will be hereinafter fully explained, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side eleva- 2o tion. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of our wrin ger.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view. i

a is an end bar, of which there are two, in which the rollersare journaled. It has cut in it the longitudinal slot a', open at one end,

2 5 as shown. This provides the arms a2 a3, which have a bolt, a4, mt through them near" the inner end of slot c. from splitting by a pin or bolt, a5. y

The arms a2 a3, constructed as described,

3o have sufficient elasticity for all desired purposes, while their strength is also sufcient to insure perfect Work. The pressure of the rollers can be increased or diminished by tightenin g or loosening the nut on the bolts co4.

` bar, b, xed on their under edges, and they are arranged at a suitable distance apart to give ample space for the rollers. The crossbar. b is arranged so as to have the ends ofthe The bar is prevented The bars a a are firmly secured to a crossarms a2 c3 project well over the rim toward the center of the tub c, as shown in Fig. 3.

' On the under side of the cross-bar b we place the three pins b b2, which project vertically downward, and between which the rim of the tub c is placed and secured by a wedge, b3.

Ou the vertical pin b2 We place the oval block d, which is `held so that it has a horizontal movement on its vertical pivot, by which movement it adjusts itself to the inner curve of the tub. Besides this, its length is such as to extend overseveral of the staves, and prevents the pin from pressing said staves out of place. y

d d are the rollers by which the water is pressed from the clothing. They arejonrnaled inthe outer ends of the arms a2 a3, and are operated by a crank, d2. i

Our rollers may be, if desired, constructed so that they can have wound around them strips of cloth, which may be removed and dried after the wringing of the clothes is completed.

What we claim as our invention is In a clothes-wringer, the combination of the vcross-bar b, provided onits under side with the pins b' b and b2, arranged as shown, the

adjustable or rotating oval block d, placed on the pin b2, and the wedge b3, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses H. E. FRIsBlE, SETE WEs'rovER. 

